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A. J. M lVER CONTAINER Filed Dec. 10, 1925 Patented July 29, 1923 warren 1,593,46e earner arms.

ALEXANDER J. MACIVER, NEW'PGRT, RHODE ISLAND.

CONTAINER.

Application filed December 10, 1925. Serial No. 74,573.

The invention relates to containersadapted to be carried as a watch charm or as a pendant for a neck chain, k y ring, key holder, or the like, and adapted to contain valuable papers, such for instance as the automobile license and drivers permit for driving automobiles and the like so as to give ready access there-to for inspection when necessary, and has for its object the provision of an all metal container for the purpose. stated including a compartment having a retaining tongue formed integral with one of the ends of the container under which the papers may be slipped to prevent loss thereof, and a cover pivotally mounted on the container, the container and cover having flanges forming the sides and ends thereof, the flanges on the cover to overlap the flanges on the compartment, and provided with means to hold the cover in a closed position relatively to the compartment.

The invention will be described in detail hereinafter and will be illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure l is a view in perspective of the container showing the cover in a closed p0- sition, I

Figure 2 alongitudinal sectional view on a plane indicated by the line 2--2 of Figure 1,

Figure 3 is a transverse sectional view on a plane indicated by the line 3+8 of Figure 1, and

Figures 4 and 5 are views of the shanks from which the compartment and cover,

. respectively, are formed.

In the drawings similar reference characters will be used to designate corresponding parts throughout the several views.

The container is formed of two parts, a compartment section designated generally 1, and a cover section designated generally 2. Each of the sections is formed of a single blank of sheet metal, which may be of gold or silver, or may be made of aluminum or other of the baser metals, said blanks being illustrated in Figures 4 and 5 of the drawing. The compartment section 1 is formed from the blank shown in Figure 4, the intermediate portion of said blank, designated 3 forming the base of the compartment, and said base is preferably oblong in shape. 4 and 5 indicate extensions of the. long sides of the base 3 and are adapted to be folded on the dotted lines 4 and 5 respectively to form side flanges of the com- '6 for this purpose.

pertinent, designated respectively 4 and '5 in Figure 3. One of the shorter sides of the 6 in Figure 2, being folded on dotted line 7 The flange 6 has an extended tongue 7 integral therewith and foldable on the dotted line- 7 inwardly of.

the container as shown clearly in Figure 2 to form a retainer tongue under which the papers to be contained within the receptacle may be inserted to prevent accidental loss and displacement thereof. The end of the container opposite to the flange 6 is formed by an extension 8 from the end of the extension 5 and is foldable on the dotted line 8 to form the end wall 8 as shown in F igure 2, said extension 8 being also provided with an inset portion forming a depression 9 for the purpose hereinafter stated. The shorter side of base 3 opposite to the side on which is the extension 6 is provided with an extension 10 having an opening 11 therein to adapt the device'to be attached to a watch chain, neck chain, key ring, key case, or the like for convenience in carrying it.

In Figure 5 is shown the blank from which the cover section 2 is made and has the top portion 12 of the same general contour as the base portion 3 of the blank of Figure 4 but slightlywider and longer, as the cover section fits over the compartment section. The long sides of the top portion 12- are extended as shown at 13 and 14 to form side flanges for the'cover, being foldable on the dotted lines 13 and 14 respectively for this purpose and enclose the side flanges 4 and 5 respectively of the compartment section when the cover section is in a closed position as shown in Figure 3. 15 indicates an extension on one of the short sides of the top portion 12 and foldable on the dotted line 15 to form the end of the cover section, 16 indicating an indented lug adapted to engage the recess 9 to hold the. cover in a closed position. The. cover and compartment are hingedly secured together by means of rivets 17 engaged through openings formed in the side flanges 4, 5, 13 and 14.

What is claimed is A container of the class described comprising a compartment section and a cover section, each of said sections being made of a single blank of sheet metal, the compartment section blank comprising a base 10 side flanges being pivoted adjacent the ends thereof remote from the end flange to side flanges of the compartment section adjacent the integral end flange, and the cover end flange having a struck up integral lug adapted to seat in the recess in the corre sponding compartment end Wall.

In testimony whereof I afliX my signature.

ALEXANDER J. MACIVER. 

